Delft, a city in The Netherlands, has a Gispen Outlet where I photographed these 412S Chairs by Willem Herman Gispen. The 412 is Willem’s most popular chair and the fact these are the first 412’s here on the blog really haas been an omission thusfar.
Time to ask the reader’s attention for an important chair collector: Michael Boyd and his wife Gabrielle. Boyd was working as a music composer for advertising, television and film, in San Francisco when he and his wife, Gabrielle Doré, and their two sons, relocated to Manhattan. They had purchased the iconic Beekman Place townhouse of … Continue reading "Chair Collector: Michael Boyd"
The Fuse brings together old and new materials to bridge a generational gap in design. The wood front leg/arm combination represents a time when almost all furniture was woodcrafted while the rest is stainless steel and represents modern design trends. Designer: Devendran Draguian Via Yanko Design